Superlatives |
Location |
Largest
Palace |
Louvre
Palace (2,615,630 sq ft), France |
Largest
Park |
Northeast
Greenland National Park, Greenland |
Largest
Peninsula |
Arabia
(32,50,000 sq. km.) |
Largest
Planet |
Jupiter |
Largest
Platform (Railway) |
Grand
Central Terminal, New York (U.S.A) |
Largest
Port |
Port
of Rotterdam & Europoort Port |
Largest
River Basin |
Amazon
basin-27,20,000 sq. miles |
Largest
river in Volume |
Amazon,
Brazil |
Largest
Sea (inland) |
Caspian
Sea (1,43,200 sq. miles) |
Largest
Sea-bird |
Albatross |
Largest
Stadium |
Strahov
Stadium in Prague |
Largest
State |
Rajasthan |
Largest
Temple |
Angkor
Vat (Cambodia) |
Largest
Urban Area |
Tokyo,
Japan |
Largest
Volcano |
Mauna
Loa (Hawaii) |
Largest
zoo by land area |
Hwange
National Park in Zimbabwe |
Largest
zoo by species and number of animals |
The
Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska |
Least
Populated City |
Vatican
City |
Lightest
Gas |
Hydrogen |
Lightest
Metal |
Lithium |
Longest
and Deepest Rail Tunnel |
Gothard
Tunnel (Switzerland), (57.09 km) |
Longest
and Largest Canal Tunnel |
Le
Rove tunnel (South France) |
Longest
Animal |
Blue
Whale |
Longest
Animal |
Blue
Whale, (recorded length 106 ft. weight-195 tons) |
Longest
Big Ship Canal |
Suez
Canal (Linkin red sea & Mediterranean) |
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Superlatives World - Part 4
Agricultural Revolutions of India
Products |
Revolution |
Father of Revolution |
Integration of ecological principles in technology development |
Evergreen Revolution |
M S Swaminathan |
Higher Production (Technology-driven 2nd Green revolution) |
Protein Revolution |
Coined by Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitely |
Oilseed Production (Especially Mustard and Sunflower) |
Yellow Revolution |
Sam Pitroda |
Petroleum products |
Black Revolution |
– |
Fish Production |
Blue Revolution |
Dr Arun Krishnan |
Leather / Cocoa / Non-Conventional Products |
Brown Revolution |
– |
Jute Production |
Golden Fiber Revolution |
– |
Fruits / Honey Production / Horticulture Development |
Golden Revolution |
Nirpakh Tutej |
Fertilizers |
Grey Revolution |
– |
Onion Production / Pharmaceuticals / Prawn Production |
Pink Revolution |
Durgesh Patel |
Egg Production / Poultry Production |
Silver Revolution |
Indira Gandhi (Mother of the Revolution) |
Cotton |
Silver Fiber Revolution |
– |
Meat Production / Tomato Production |
Red Revolution |
Vishal Tewari |
Potato |
Round Revolution |
– |
Food Grains |
Green Revolution |
M.S. Swaminathan |
Milk Production |
White Revolution |
Verghese Kurien |
Heavy Water Plants of India
Location |
Process |
Baroda (Gujarat) |
Uses monothermal ammonia-hydrogen
exchange process |
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) |
Uses the monothermal
ammonia-hydrogen exchange process |
Talcher (Orissa) |
Uses the bi-thermal
ammonia-hydrogen exchange process |
Thal (Maharashtra) |
Uses the monothermal
ammonia-hydrogen exchange process |
Hazira (Gujarat) |
Uses the monothermal
ammonia-hydrogen exchange process |
Kota (Rajasthan) |
Uses the hydrogen sulfide-water
exchange process |
Manuguru (Telangana) |
Uses the hydrogen sulfide-water
exchange process |
Superlatives World - Part 3
Superlatives |
Location |
Largest
City Proper (administrative area) |
Chongqing,
China |
Largest
Continent |
Asia |
Largest
Coral Formation |
The
Great Barrier Reef (Australia) |
Largest
Country ( in population) |
China |
Largest
Country (in area) |
Russia |
Largest
Cricket Stadium |
Narendra
Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) |
Largest
Dam |
Grand
Coulee |
Largest
Delta |
Sundarbans,
India (8,000 sq. miles) |
Largest
Democracy |
India |
Largest
Desert (world) |
Sahara,
Africa (84,00,000 sq.km) |
Largest
Diamond |
The
Cullinan (over 1 1/2 lb.) |
Largest
Diamond Mine |
Kimbarley |
Largest
diamond producing mine |
Aikhal
(Russia) |
Largest
forest state in India |
Madhya
Pradesh |
Largest
Gorge |
Grand
Canyon |
Largest
Gulf |
Gulf
of Mexico Shoreline 2100 miles |
Largest
Island |
Greenland
(renamed Kalaatdlit Nunaat) |
Largest
Lake ( Fresh Water) |
Lake
Superior |
Largest
Lake (Artificial) |
Lake
Volta (Ghana) |
Largest
Lake (Fresh water) |
Lake
Superior, U.S.A |
Largest
Lake (Salt water) |
Caspian
Sea (3,71,000 sq.km.) |
Largest
Land Animal |
African
Bush Elephant |
Largest
Mammal |
Blue
Whale |
Largest
Mosque |
Masjid-al-Haram,
Mecca, Saudi Arabia (3,56,800 sq.m) |
Largest
Neck Animal |
Giraffe |